Ticket-holder.



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TICKET HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED IIIIIE I2. 1911.

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GLENN T. ROBERTS, OF HERKIILVIER, NEW YORK.

TICKET-HOLDER.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 27, ldt?.

Application filed J une 12, 1917. Serial No. 174,339.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GLENN T. ROBERTS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Herkimer, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Ticket- Holders, of which the following is a speciication.

rlhis invention relates to devices for holding railway tickets, identification cards, or other similar articles which in ordinary usage are required to be frequently displayed and examined. The object of the invention is to provide a device Vwhich may be cheaply and rapidly manufactured and which when produced may be readily secured in an operative position. The invention further seeks to provide a device which will firmly hold the ticket or tag and will permit its ready removal when necessary.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and consists in certain novel features which will be first fully described and then particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device applied to the seats of a car;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section;

Fig. 3 is an edge view;

Fig. l is a detail plan view of the blank from which the device is made.

ln the drawing, the reference numeral l indicates a portion of a railway c ar and the reference numeral 2 indicates the car seats. In carrying out my invention, I employ a blank which is preferably of sheet metal and comprises a rectangular body 3 having tongues 4 projecting from its opposite ends near one longitudinal edge. The blank has both its longitudinal edges rolled to form beads 5 and the blank is folded upon itself along the line 6 which is nearer the central longitudinal line of the blank and coincides with 4the side edges of the tongues 4. The bent or doubled portion of the blank is then brought 'forward so that the two beaded edges will be in the same transverse plane and normally be in contact, as shown in Fig. 2, it being understood that the portion 3 of the blank is resilient so that the jaws formed by folding or doubling the blank will tend to hold the beads 5 together. The tongues 4 are bent downwardly, as shown at 7, so as to close the space between the jaws at the ends of the same and are then carried longitudinally outward to provide attaching tabs 8 which may be provided with openings 9 for the reception of the fastening devices and are adapted to lie flat against the chair back or other support to which the device is secured.

The device may be secured in any desired position and in the drawing it is illustrated as secured to the back of a car seat so that the beads 5 will be uppermost. It will be readily understood that the ticket or card is held or secured by having one end or edge inserted between the beads 5 whereby the resiliency of the jaws will cause the beads to grasp the card or ticket with sufficient force to support the same but will readily yield when a slight pull is exerted on the ticket so as to permit its withdrawal. The rounded surfaces presented by the beads will facilitate the insertion of the ticket in the holder and the construction is such that it is not necessary to provide slots in any portion of the device to facilitate the insertion of the ticket. The end tongues or securing tabs will rest flat against the chair back or other support and as they are integrally connected to the outermost jaw they will hold said jaw firmly to the fixed support and, consequently, the forcing of said jaw away from the support will be prevented. The attaching tabs or tongues also fit close to the ends of the jaws so as to cover the same and prevent excessive accumulations of dust and dirt therein and also serve to counteract any tendency of the jaws to shift longitudinally relative to each other so that the proper engagement of the ticket will occur at all times. The device is exceedingly simple in its construction and may be produced at a trifiing cost. It may be made from any suitable material and when made of sheet metal and nickel-plated it will have an attractive appearance.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A device for the purpose set forth comprising a fixed jaw having a bead at one edge, e resilient, jaw formed integral with the Xed jaw at one edge and having a bead at its opposite edge, and tongues formed integral with the fixed jaw at the ends thereof and extending across the ends of both jaws and having their extremities turned away from the jaws to form attaching plates.

In testimony whereof li aiiX my signature.

GLENN'T. ROBERTS. [1.. a]

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